{"product_id":"manley-stereo-variable-mu-limiter-compressor-with-ms-mod-option","title":"Manley Stereo Variable Mu Limiter Compressor with MS Mod Option","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManley Stereo Variable Mu Limiter Compressor with MS Mod\u003c\/strong\u003e is the standard version of the valve compressor extended with the MS modification, which adds mid-side encoding and decoding inside the unit itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCompressing only what is in phase\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mix with vocal and kick in the centre and guitars and ambience out at the sides responds to stereo compression in ways that are hard to predict: you press on the middle and the image narrows along with it. The MS modification splits the signal into sum and difference before the gain stage, so you can compress the in-phase content alone and leave the sides untouched. The result is a mix that grows denser in the centre while sounding subjectively wider, because the difference material was never touched. The same tool works the other way when overspread sides need reining in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe valve itself as the gain control\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA variable mu circuit has neither a VCA nor an optical cell. Gain changes through the bias voltage of remote cutoff valves, so the reduction is not applied to the signal, it is how the amplifying stage behaves. That produces the characteristic response: the harder you push it, the gentler the curve looks, instead of a hard knee at the threshold. The mode switch gives 1.5:1 in Compress and 4:1 to 20:1 in Limit, attack is continuously variable from 25 to 70 ms, and recovery has five settings: 0.2 s, 0.4 s, 0.6 s, 4 s and 8 s. A high pass filter in the sidechain at -3 dB @ 100 Hz keeps the low end out of the detector so the kick does not drive the whole mix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMS modification with mid-side encoding and decoding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompression of in-phase content alone to widen the image\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo channel compressor and limiter with an all-valve path\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompress mode at 1.5:1 and Limit mode from 4:1 to 20:1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttack continuously variable from 25 to 70 ms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecovery in five steps: 0.2 s, 0.4 s, 0.6 s, 4 s and 8 s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh pass filter in the sidechain at -3 dB @ 100 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManley IRON transformers with nickel laminations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChannel linking for stereo operation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardwire bypass for comparison against the unprocessed signal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIlluminated Sifam gain reduction meters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariable gain valves: 5670 x2 in the standard version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmplifying valves: 5751 or 12AX7 x2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput valves: 12BH7 x2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSidechain rectifier: 12AL5 x2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrequency response: 20 Hz to 25 kHz (±0.1 dB)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum gain: 35 dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum output: +30 dBu with 26 dB of headroom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHD: below 0.1% at 1 kHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoise floor: -85 dB typical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBalanced inputs and outputs, 600 Ohm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControls: conductive plastic potentiometers, continuously variable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 19 x 3.5 x 10 inches, 2U; power consumption 80 W\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Manley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58444346884428,"sku":"14900","price":6110.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/9854\/1644\/files\/ManleyStereoVariableMuLimiter_Compressor1.jpg?v=1786977916","url":"https:\/\/noiseroom.lt\/lt\/products\/manley-stereo-variable-mu-limiter-compressor-with-ms-mod-option","provider":"Noise Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}